June 12, 2014
Housing Discriminations Against African Americans in Mineola
On June 12, 2014 ERASE Racism's fair housing lawsuit in Mineola settled for $165,000. The case stemmed from an investigation that revealed troubling and significant discrepancies between the welcoming responses received by white testers and the discriminatory actions endured by African American testers who inquired about one-bedroom apartments for rent.
HOW DOES THIS CONNECT TO STRUCTURAL RACISM?:
Across Long Island, as well as at the national scale, housing discrimination remains a barrier to racial equality. While it is illegal to discriminate based on race, landlords, owners and real estate agencies still use discrete tactics to keep people of color out of white communities.
For more on ERASE Racism's fair housing lawsuit see, " Fair Housing Mineola Lawsuit Settles".
